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Make America Healthy Again?It's official— Trump was elected as our 47th president and plans to use his second term to "go wild on health." For this special episode, Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer and author of Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government, joins Steve to talk about what we can expect in Trump's second term.We cover:
On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is the 1st Chief Techonology Officer of the U.S. under president Obama, Aneesh Chopra. Aneesh served president of CareJourney, acquired by Arcadia in June of this year, where Aneesh now serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the combined company. CareJourney is an open data membership service building a trusted, transparent rating system for physicians, networks, facilities and markets on the move to value. He served as the first U.S. Chief Technology Officer under President Obama ('09-'12) and in 2014, authored, “Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government.” He serves on the Board of the Health Care Cost Institute, the New Jersey Innovation Institute, and earned his MPP from Harvard Kennedy School and BA from The Johns Hopkins University.
Hosts Gil Bashe and Gregg Masters welcome the 1st Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. under president Obama, Aneesh Chopra. Aneesh served as president of CareJourney, acquired by Arcadia in June of this year, where Aneesh now serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the combined company. CareJourney is an open data membership service building a trusted, transparent rating system for physicians, networks, facilities and markets on the move to value. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen
Explore how CareJourney, Aidoc, Forward, CLEW, and Thyme Care leverage cutting-edge technologies to optimize clinician and patient experiences, driving better outcomes and transforming healthcare delivery.
Host Justin Barnes broadcasts from HIMSS24 making this the 10th year of hosting his Live from HIMSS special episodes. On this episode Justin checks in with Aneesh Chopra, Co-founder and President of CareJourney and Matt Ethington, Co-founder & CEO of ChronicCareIQ. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen
CareJourney provides healthcare analytics solutions that leverage claims data to enable value-based care delivery organizations, hospitals, health plans, and life sciences companies to improve care quality and reduce costs.
December 26, 2023: Mariann Yeager, CEO of The Sequoia Project, Aneesh Chopra, co founder and president of CareJourney, And Mark Knee, Deputy Director at ONC, delve into the intricacies of healthcare data interoperability, discussing the transformative potential and challenges of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), and its impact on healthcare data sharing across different networks. The conversation highlights the remarkable progress in EHR adoption and the ongoing efforts to bridge gaps in the U.S. healthcare system. The panel also touches on the critical role of AI in healthcare, exploring how it's reshaping data usage and patient care. As we contemplate the future of healthcare IT, one must consider: How will TEFCA's evolution influence patient data accessibility? What are the real-world implications of AI integration in healthcare data analysis? And how will these advancements redefine the landscape of health information exchange?Key Points:Clinician EfficiencyEthical Implications with AIHealthcare Data SharingTEFCA Implementation ChallengesSoothing AI Worries Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
There’s a Better Way: Smart Talk on Healthcare and Technology
Aneesh Chopra is President of CareJourney, an open data and analytics platform delivering a trusted, transparent rating system for physicians, networks, facilities and markets on the move to value. Prior to CareJourney, Chopra served as the first U.S. Chief Technology Officer (2009–2012) and as the fourth Virginia Secretary of Technology (2006–2009). Chopra authored “Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government” (2014), about creating a more open, tech-savvy government, and in 2011, Modern Healthcare named Chopra to its list of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. In this episode, Chopra charts the path of his life that led to his role as the first U.S. CTO under President Barack Obama. “As the federal government's first Chief Technology Officer,” Obama wrote, “Aneesh Chopra did groundbreaking work to bring our government into the 21st century. Aneesh found countless ways to engage the American people using technology, from electronic health records for veterans, to expanding access to broadband for rural communities, to modernizing government records. His legacy of leadership and innovation will benefit Americans for years to come.”
Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta aren't just investing in AI internally; CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports, big tech is also playing a key role in the AI startup ecosystem. Aneesh Chopra, CareJourney president and former White House Chief Technology Officer, discusses whether big tech is playing too big a role in the AI stack, and whether regulators will soon crack down on the burgeoning sector. Retail visionary Mickey Drexler, former J.Crew Group chairman and CEO and current Alex Mill chairman, discusses retail's latest earnings, shrink, and the state of the consumer. Plus, Microsoft has submitted a new deal for the takeover of Activision Blizzard and chip designer Arm, which is owned by Japan's SoftBank, has filed to go public via a Nasdaq listing. Julia Boorstin - 12:42Aneesh Chopra - 16:03Courtney Reagan - 24:09Mickey Drexler - 25:05In this episode:Aneesh Chopra, @aneeshchopraJulia Boorstin, @JBoorstinCourtney Reagan, @courtreaganBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
President Joe Biden's economic approval numbers have risen modestly in the wake of efforts by the White House to promote what it calls “Bidenomics.” Still, a substantial majority of respondents to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey still disapprove of Biden's handling of the economy. Brian Deese, MIT Innovation fellow and former National Economic Council Director under President Biden, discusses the state of the U.S. economy, the impact of Bidenomics, and why results haven't been reflected in polls. Aneesh Chopra, first U.S. chief technology officer in the Obama administration and CareJourney president, discusses X's efforts to win back advertisers with a new deal with Integral Ad Science. CNBC's Steve Kovach also has an inside look at the new strategy. Plus, Disney's ESPN is launching a betting sportsbook and Lyft has a tumultuous quarter, but veteran rider Andrew Ross Sorkin has the top tips ride-share users need.12:20 - Brian Deese29:36 - How to find your personal Uber rating32:32 - Aneesh Chopra In this episode:Brian Deese, @briandeeseNECAneesh Chopra, @aneeshchopraMelissa Lee, @MelissaLeeCNBCAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
For episode 29, we chat with Aneesh Chopra , President at CareJourney. Stay tuned to hear from the United States first Chief Technology Officer about how the private and public sectors can intersect in the pursuit of solving meaningful world problems. First In Human is a biotech-focused podcast that interviews industry leaders and investors to learn about their journey to in-human clinical trials. Presented by Vial, a tech-enabled CRO, hosted by Simon Burns, CEO & Co-Founder & guest host Co-Founder, Andrew Brackin. Episodes launch weekly on Tuesdays. To view the full transcript of this episode, click here.Interested in being featured as a guest on First In Human? Please reach out to catie@vial.com.
We're discussing Technology & Policy: Innovating High Quality Care on this episode of Faisel & Friends! Faisel and Dan are joined by Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder & President at CareJourney. Our conversation revolves around changing the culture of care through policy, integrating tech into healthcare, and the next steps for utilizing artificial intelligence in medicine.Being a doctor is your calling because you couldn't imagine doing anything else. Let's talk about your career goals in medicine. Connect with us and tell us how you dream of practicing medicine. Want to learn more about how we do healthcare? Visit our resource center and check out how we are transforming healthcare. Don't forget to subscribe to ChenMed Rx to receive the latest news and articles from ChenMed.
I just got to interview Glen Tullman, CEO Transcarent (and formerly CEO of Livongo and Allscripts) and Aneesh Chopra, CEO Carejourney (and formerly CTO of the US). The trigger for the interview is a new partnership between the two companies, but the conversation was really about what's happening with health care in the US, including how the customer experience needs to change, what level of data and information is available about providers and how that is changing, how AI is going to change data analytics, and what is actually happening with Medicare Advantage. This is a fascinating discussion with two real leaders in health and health tech
January 20, 2023: What does the role of CTO for the federal government entail? This position provides a one-of-a-kind perspective on healthcare in the United States. Aneesh Chopra, previous holder of this position and current President of CareJourney, joins us to discuss fiscal policy, and how the C-suite might consolidate and build to scale. What are the tech trends and people trends for 2023? What's going on in the markets, and how can CIOs grapple with growth and cost savings optimization?Key Points:CEOs are now looking for product development from their CIOInnovation is taking all the things that you have and doing something newWhat CIOs need to know and understand about bulk FHIRCareJourneyRegister now for our February 2nd webinar: Priorities for 2023. A CIO Discussion with Academic Medical Centers. Only available LIVE!Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
Tatiana Fofanova, Co-Founder & CEO at Koda Health & Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder & President at CareJourney join our host, Jared S. Taylor to discuss: Our Guest's backgrounds The recent Koda Health & CareJourney Partnership What this partnership means for each company & for patients What's next? To learn more about Koda Health use the links below:- Website - LinkedInTo learn more about CareJourney use the links below:- Website - LinkedInThis episode is presented by Sage Growth Partners.Sage Growth Partners accelerates commercial success for healthcare organizations through a singular focus on growth. The company helps its clients thrive amid the complexities of a rapidly changing marketplace with deep domain expertise and an integrated application of research, strategy, and marketing. For more information, please go to www.sage-growth.com & follow Sage Growth Partners on social media - @sagegrowthpartnersProduced by Slice of Healthcare.Also, be sure to follow us on our social channels:- Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Newsletter
In the uncertainty of today's healthcare industry, we must continue to persevere towards our true north. The moral imperative to improve the quality of care for patients through better care coordination, including those are underserved, can only be achieved by the realities of the digital age. This transformation will require the medical profession to create a modernized Hippocratic Oath that extends to the broader health ecosystem. The proliferation of interoperable technology and digital health tools has the potential to catalyze value-based care delivery innovation and transparency. However, it must come along with an ethical commitment to guide data sharing, integration, and technical processes. True North will ultimately prevail in connecting value-based networks to those most in need; however, it will take continued progress in amplifying the demand signal for value-based care. On the Race to Value this week, you will hear from one of the top healthcare revolutionaries in our country. We are honored to bring you, the one and only,Aneesh Chopra - the first chief technology officer of the United States who was appointed by President Obama and the Co-Founder and President of CareJourney. In this episode, you will be party to a powerful conversation on the promise of the digital age in healthcare. You will learn about how health policy and innovation is ushering in a new era of data flow and interoperability, consumer-driven innovation, price transparency, and clinically-relevant analytics for the future of value-based care delivery transformation. Aneesh Chopra also explains why he feels so strongly why ACO REACH will help us reach True North. Episode Bookmarks: 01:30 Introduction to Aneesh Chopra - - the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States and Co-Founder and President of CareJourney 04:00 The need for the medical profession to galvanize around the immense opportunity to transform care delivery by embracing the realities of digital age. 06:30 Why do we need a digital Hippocratic Oath to transform medicine? 08:00 The gap between patients being seen on a given day and the 98% of the patient panel that are not. 08:30 Designing database queries and algorithms to Identify patients in need of care. 09:30 Creating a compact between analytics communities and physicians to ensure patients are getting appropriate care. 10:45 The self-imposed barriers to technical and semantic interoperability that come from our current FFS model. 12:00 How the HITECH Act manifested in technology gaps, despite widespread EHR penetration. 14:00 “The delay in the demand signal for value-based care resulted in the de-prioritization in the market for interoperability.” 15:30 The regulatory goals of the 21st Century Cures Act to scale interoperability and eliminate information blocking. 16:45 Cures Act regulatory emphasis on population health is now reaching the market. 17:00 FHIR Interoperability Standards will ultimately deliver on the promise of population health through widespread data exchange and API-led connectivity. 18:00 Ensuring value-based care organizations a “plug and play” approach to unify electronic health records. 19:00 The promise of widespread data exchange in value-based care delivery and how it parallels with the consumer banking industry. 20:30 Similarities between Dodd-Frank Act (banking sector) and the Cures Act (healthcare sector) in regard to consumer data protections. 22:30 JPMorgan cutting off access to Mint because screen-scraping was far less secure than API connectivity. 25:00 If value-based care became the dominant delivery model, the industry wouldn't need so much regulatory oversight. 26:00 The Cures Act is beginning to reverse FFS-driven market failures in order to create a much more rational economic model. 27:00 Referencing the opinion piece in STAT by Aneesh Chopra and Seema Verma about the new price transparency regulations in healthcare.
Virsys12 founder and CEO Tammy Hawes and her co-host Clark Buckner talk with Aneesh Chopra, president and co-founder of CareJourney, about the work he's doing to standardize provider directory data. Chopra also shares his vision for a truly integrated health system and explains why he believes ACO Reach can help us get there. Chopra served as the United States' first Chief Technology Officer under President Barack Obama. Chopra believes that in order for healthcare to truly become patient-centered, we need to make it easy for them to find providers that meet their needs and aggregate all of their health data in one place. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/
July 8, 2022: A special episode of Keynote this week combines different guests and topics that really illustrate what this channel is all about and what conversations we've been able to have the past 6 months. We've clipped together some conversations that hit hard, shared innovation, and pursued different outlooks on healthcare and health IT. In Part 2 of our curated playlist, we feature the following guests and topics: 1. Phoebe Yang, General Manager at AWS, Healthcare - https://youtu.be/a3v_gYFpC-Q (AWS's Phoebe Yang Explains How Technology Can Address Disparities in Access to Healthcare) 2. Daniel Barchi, CIO at New York-Presbyterian - https://youtu.be/q4w-tZbdSnA (How Can Vendor Partners Successfully Approach CIOs?) 3. Aaron Miri, CIO, Baptist Memorial Jacksonville - https://youtu.be/CmWL3VrjZks (Creating a Culture that Fosters Collaboration, Innovation, and Problem Solving in Health IT) 4. Nadine Hachach-Haram, Founder and CEO at Proximie - https://youtu.be/aDpGBIAm_Lo (Healthcare Needs to Replace Brick and Mortar with Patient-Centered Care) 5. Aneesh Chopra, President of CareJourney - https://youtu.be/vVDkd5Wc_fE (Does the Business Model in Healthcare Drive the Need for Interoperability?) 6. Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) - https://youtu.be/4r51fbWUNAg (Micky Tripathi Explains What TEFCA Means For Healthcare: Accurate And Accessible Data) 7. David Feinberg, President & CEO of Cerner - https://youtu.be/uzPZep9fNQY (The Power of 'Dr. Google' and How it has Become Better Access to Information) 8. Stephen Klasko, Former President at Jefferson Health / Executive In Residence at General Catalyst - https://youtu.be/LNITxmsh-gg (Investing in our Future through Population Health, Predictive Analytics, and Social Determinants)
Listening In (With Permission): Conversations About Today's Pressing Health Care Topics
Suzanne calls up Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder and President of CareJourney, to talk about the current state of health care transparency policy and how the US is faring. So, what's the mood on current regulations and government oversight? “The general feeling in the field is one of skepticism,” says Chopra, but he's much more bullish on it. According to Chopra, based on research CareJourney conducted in partnership with Turquoise Health, “two thirds of hospitals as of the spring of 2022…actually have meaningful, high-quality transparency data.” The question now is are we going to see this information put to use?
Hosts Gil Bashe and Gregg Masters welcome America's first chief technology officer (CTO), and president of CareJourney Aneesh Chopra to discuss the innovation economy and impact of various digital health initiatives. This has been Aneesh 's robust advocacy of the space since the Obama administration. Aneesh also previews his recently released book 'Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government'. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen
Happy Pride Month! In this episode, we speak with a psychologist whose company develops software that help diagnose behavioral issues in adolescents on the spot. Later, we talk with one of NCQA's newest executives. Finally, we offer another dose of “Matt's Facts”, this time focusing on some historical dates and important statistics relating to the LGBTQ+ population.Dr. Yared Alemu is Founder and CEO of TQIntelligence, which uses “unique human attributes like voice and speech to identify and treat behavioral issues in children.” Through quick but complex analysis of biomarkers, a mobile app interprets voice recordings and other data at the time of the appointment to help gauge if a child is in stress, suffering trauma, or even on the cusp of experiencing behavioral crisis.Born and raised in Ethiopia, coming from a childhood of trauma and substance abuse, Dr. Alemu's journey to sobriety over 30 years ago inspired him to become a therapist treating young people. He learned that before there can be treatment, there must be measurement to identify what's going wrong and to figure out a gameplan for that troubled teen.His company's ultimate goal? Eliminating disparities in mental health treatment outcomes.Ed Yurcisin is NCQA's new Chief Technology Officer. In this interview, Ed outlines his new responsibilities and forecasts some exciting developments in NCQA's future.An experienced “C-suite” executive, Ed has served as CTO at Embedded Healthcare, which helps payers tailor payment models that lead to delivering better care at lower costs. Before that, he was Chief Product Officer for OnyxHealth, which he terms “Microsoft's solution to the CMS Mandate.” He also served as Chief Data Officer at CareJourney, an influential leader in the healthcare data space, emphasizing digitalization as a key toward improving value-based models of care. In this interview, we learn what inspires him, what drives him, and what needs to be done to move the country towards better health care.
There is a lot of attention being paid to the patient experience, and rightly so. However, we haven't paid enough attention to our clinicians and caregivers and what they need to guide our patients thru that experience. Providers struggle to keep up with the increased touchpoints and questions without the proper tools. That increases stress and deepens the crisis of burnout amongst clinicians. Worse yet, it leads to unanswered questions and missed opportunities to meet our patients where they are. It turns out that doing this job halfway is worse than not doing it at all. On this episode, we talk with Omar Nagji, Chief Commercial Officer at Memora Health, about how to close the gap and provide clinicians with the tools and support they need. Memora Health was founded on the idea that you must support the workforce in any attempt to improve the patient experience. Omar walks us through their approach to doing just that. This includes digitizing care journeys, deploying chatbots to automate the “easy stuff”, and escalating to clinicians at the right time. Listen in to hear best practices on digitizing patient journeys, reducing friction in communication between patients and providers, and how to tie it all together in a meaningful way. Full show notes and links: https://thehcbiz.com/193-empower-the-care-team-to-empower-the-patient-with-omar-nagji/
February 25, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apchopra/ (Aneesh Chopra), President of https://carejourney.com/ (CareJourney) joins Bill to connect the dots between APIs, open data and payment reform. In order to transform the system we need movement on all three fronts. What progress have we made in 2022 so far? What can we expect in 2023? What do you say to people who are waiting to have a better healthcare experience? Who want their data to move freely across their current health system and then beyond? And how can we move past the current resistance? Key Points: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:00 - A system that costs too much and delivers too little is a quick anecdote about why American healthcare is struggling 00:25:20 - In 2022, the shift will be from a single pipe to the consumer into a bigger pipe to the data lake 00:36:50 - CMS set the goal that 100% of Medicare and the majority of Medicaid will be value based care models by 2030 https://carejourney.com/ (CareJourney)
Today's Guest: Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder & President at CareJourney.Subscribe for future updates with Nick's Notes.Sponsored by: HeyRenee - your care concierge. For more information, be sure to follow Nick's Notes on all social channels:- Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTubeThis podcast is produced by Slice of Healthcare LLC.
Is anyone ever really prepared to deal with a severe illness or injury? Most people find themselves unprepared when thrust into the patient or caregiver role, understandably so. Roberta Carson knows first-hand just how overwhelming it can be to make the immediate transition. Her experience caring for her teenage son, Zachary, during his 27-month battle with terminal brain cancer, inspired her to start Zaggo, a nonprofit organization. She created the ZaggoCare System to provide patients and family caregivers with the information and tools needed to better manage a care journey in critical illness and injury. In this episode, Kirsten sits down with Roberta to unpack the strenuous care journey for a loved one battling terminal brain cancer. Roberta admits she was unprepared and a bit unorganized in the first weeks following her son's diagnosis. However, she quickly realized that everything her son experienced, from treatments to side effects to doctor's visits, must tediously be documented. Roberta and her husband were responsible for coordinating his care to ensure Zach received the best care possible. There was an overwhelming amount of information to keep track of and new care procedures to learn at nearly every turn —with little or no guidance from providers. Nobody asked them how or if they could manage. It just had to be done. After her son passed away, Roberta understood how desperately patients and families need practical, easy-to-use information and tools to stay organized and in control. We are so sorry for the tragedy that Roberta and her family faced. And at the same time, so thankful for her strength to develop ZaggoCare. What a gift! The ZaggoCare System is an invaluable resource that will help ensure the best care possible while allowing for more time spent with loved ones. We hope you'll consider purchasing the ZaggoCare System if you, a loved one, or a friend face a serious illness or injury. Now it's time to listen in and share Roberta's story with your friends and family. Her experience not only impacts those with illness or injury but provides valuable medical advocacy advice.
As kids head back to the classroom this fall and the Delta variant's presence in the US increases, what do you need to know as a parent?Our scientifically-minded panel this week includes Dr. Geeta Nayaar, Executive Medical Director and General Manager of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Salesforce; Dr. Carlos del Rio, the Executive Associate Dean at the Emory School of Medicine; and Aneesh Chopra, CO-Founder and President of CareJourney, who was also the first US Chief Technology Officer under President Obama.They outline some of the steps you can take to keep your kids safe from infection and discuss how companies can take the lead in prioritizing the safety of their employees by providing flexibility and developing trust with them.
In 2014, Aneesh Chopra co-founded CareJourney: a digital health startup that provides clinically-relevant analytics for value-based networks, ultimately enabling its clients to coordinate better outcomes for their patients. Prior to founding CareJourney, Aneesh served as the first chief technology officer of the United States. Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, Aneesh spent his three-year service promoting technological innovation, leading initiatives and implementing programs focused on entrepreneurship, healthcare and more. In 2014, Aneesh published Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government, which details his public service and the need for better collaboration between the public and private sectors.Aneesh joins us in a conversation moderated by VillageMD Chief Technology Officer Mike Roberts to discuss his decades-long career in both the public and private sectors and the lessons he has learned along the way.The Tales from the Trenches series invites seasoned healthcare entrepreneurs to the MATTER stage to share their journeys — from how they got started to what they're trying to accomplish and what they've learned along the way. Tales from the Trenches is sponsored by VillageMD.Register for the next event in our series, featuring Lihi Segal of DayTwo, here.
Aneesh Chopra served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States. He is currently the president of CareJourney, a provider of clinically-relevant analytics that builds a rating system of healthcare networks. He is also the co-founder of a data analytics investment group, Hunch Analytics. Aneesh sits on the Board of the Health Care Cost Institute, a non-profit focused on unbiased health care utilization and cost information. Previously, Aneesh served as Virginia's Secretary of Technology and wrote of his experience in government and tech in his book "Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government." In this episode, Aneesh rates our current state of tech in the US and shares other insights rooted in his experience in state and federal government. (Spoiler: he is no grade inflationist!) ---- To learn more about EqualAI, visit our website: https://www.equalai.org/ You can also follow us on Twitter: @ai_equal
In Episode 111, Quinn & Brian discuss the past, present, and future of government IT infrastructure. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??? Our guest is Aneesh Chopra, the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Twelve years after serving under President Obama, he’s the co-founder of CareJourney, whose mission is to empower individuals and organizations they trust with open, clinically-relevant analytics and insights in the pursuit of the optimal healthcare journey. Sounds nice! Technology moves fast. Just look at Dogecoin! Government IT… not so much. So how the hell do we take the rapid innovations of Silicon Valley (fine, Miami) and apply it to our nimble little bureaucracy? It takes a little MacGyvering -- and a lot of talking. Aneesh’s goal is to be a translator between the public sector and the private sector, from health care to voting to SolarWinds. And just in time: modernizing the technical infrastructure of our government actually has bipartisan support — just look how the White House embraced Twitter! (sob sob sob) Aneesh has the ideas, tools, and plans to enhance communication, maximize our technological capabilities, and get hacked just a little less by Russia. Just a little. Have feedback or questions? http://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp (Tweet us), or send a message to questions@importantnotimportant.com Important, Not Important Book Club: https://www.innovativestate.com/ ("Innovative State" by Aneesh Chopra) https://bookshop.org/shop/importantnotimportant (bookshop.org/shop/importantnotimportant) Links: https://www.teamchopra.org/ (teamchopra.org) https://carejourney.com/ (carejourney.com) https://www.innovativestate.com/ (innovativestate.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/aneeshchopra (@aneeshchopra) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apchopra (linkedin.com/in/apchopra) Connect with us: Subscribe to our newsletter at http://importantnotimportant.com/ (ImportantNotImportant.com)! Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ImportantNotImp (twitter.com/ImportantNotImp) Follow Quinn: http://twitter.com/quinnemmett (twitter.com/quinnemmett) Follow Brian: https://twitter.com/beansaight (twitter.com/beansaight) Like and share us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ImportantNotImportant (facebook.com/ImportantNotImportant) Intro/outro by Tim Blane: http://timblane.com/ (timblane.com) Important, Not Important is produced by http://crate.media/ (Crate Media) Support this podcast
Aneesh discusses his amazing career from local and state government to becoming the first Chief Technology Officer for President Obama. He is a published author of the book Innovative State, and is now the President of CareJourney, a healthcare analytics company that is dedicated to improving population health and reducing costs. Aneesh talks about the importance of family, a diversified career, and how the spirit of generosity makes everything work. Enjoy this Episode!
Aneesh discusses his amazing career from local and state government to becoming the first Chief...
This episode features guest Aneesh Chopra, the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States and more currently, the co-founder and president of CareJourney. Hosts Gary Austin and Ken Kleinberg sit down with Aneesh to discuss smarter choices the industry can make to move more quickly towards value based care, specifically direct contracting and third party apps.Aneesh first gives some background on his company CareJourney. He explains that CareJourney is, in many ways, the private sector implementation of his passion of serving in government around open data, open APIs and payment reform. His primary mission is to make sure we use all these open resources to help patients, through the organizations they trust, make smarter decisions throughout the healthcare delivery system.Gary asks Aneesh to overview direct contracting as well as what's to win here for providers. Aneesh says direct contracting is ripping the band-aid off the move to value-based care. Direct contracting is Medicare Advantage-like, but without the insurance company and without the consumer changing their actual insurance benefits. They retain all their Medicare benefits, but they have their capitated dollar. They can bring their resources to a primary care group and integrated delivery network to help them better manage their care without taking away any of their rights to see any doctor they wish. This model is a leapfrog from training wheels to full downside capitated risk. Aneesh explains that remote patient monitoring could be a category. CMS explicitly invites applicants who have proposals who can reduce the cost burden and improve quality for high needs patients, especially those who have historically fragmented care. The model allows for these entrants to drive the process and bring along a physician network that may help administer some of the services. Aneesh thinks it is traditional doctors and networks applying from Medicare Shared Savings to direct contracting.Gary asks Ken how interoperability plays into these arrangements. Ken says risk is about what you know and what you can control. The more you know, the better you can control that risk. Interoperability can bring in all kinds of data about that patient, traditional clinical data, social determinants of health and claims data. We can pull information from many different sources and understand our population in ways we've never been able to before. That gives you the power to control risk and do a better jobGary asks Aneesh what he thinks of the “patient gets everything from everyone, on demand, delivered anywhere model.” Is it good for the marketplace? Aneesh says it's great for the marketplace. It builds the healthcare data sharing infrastructure on a foundation of “must share.” One of the challenges we've had for the last 20 years is that we've built all these data sharing networks and policies that try to square a complicated circle. We are saying we want all of the information flowing where it's needed, but we have to honor the HIPPA minimum data necessary provisions. So, the broader the network, the broader the use cases, the weaker the signal because by definition, someone is on the network to do something that is only entitled to a minimum amount of data. If I have to join a network where I've got to meet the lowest common denominator, I'm not going to get the information I need nor am I going to help make better decisions for people because limited information, limited affect. What we need is a mechanism to right size the information sharing to the legal frameworks under which those information sharing provisions exist. The consumer's right to access health information by being bedrock as a foundational right in HIPPA. Now technically materializing through these two rules is a smarter method of sharing data because no matter what I am entitled to my full medical record and if I choose to share it with my primary care doctor, that's my choice and that's my right. Gary asks Aneesh how to get payers moving along. Aneesh suggests that instead of just working to meet the letter of the rule, payers should ask themselves what they are doing to meet the spirit of the rule and how that benefits the strategic plans of their organizations. His overarching message is shift from defense to offense. How can the investments you're making advance the goals you have? What apps are you putting in the hands of your consumers? Are you working to get those apps connected to every single EHR in your network? Ken agrees with Aneesh on the compliance. He says these organizations often ask themselves what is their bigger fear? Is it financial penalty? Losing some business? Will we do the best by just giving the minimum possible? In the end, what you're really trying to do is meet the business objectives, which is increase your brand and gain loyalty. You do that by providing information in a format that's more usable. That's where a lot of these technologies can play a role. That's where we get into these apps. You have the potential to give people information in a format that's usable to them. Gary moves the conversation to third-party health apps. Aneesh views CommonHealth and Apple Health as infrastructure. He notes there is a hypothetical fear that Google, Amazon, or Apple are going to swoop in and take over healthcare, but he does not believe that is the case. Aneesh says if anything, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are going to be infrastructure partners to existing players in healthcare or these new direct contracting entities who are managing risk, building clinically integrated networks and engaging patients.Gary asks Ken what he thinks of third-party apps. Ken agrees with Aneesh in that trust starts with primary care physicians. Primary care physicians are likely going to go with apps that work with the EHRs and the portals that they are already familiar with. With regulations coming up, some consumer-type apps may surface that tend to do a better job than what might have been offered to the physician and their EHR vendor. As community pressure builds, the physician may go back to their EHR vendor and ask why they can't support this. That can drive some advance here. Gary asks Aneesh if this is an opportunity for payers to engage their members more deeply. Aneesh explains that high need patients suffer from terrible care fragmentation. It's so obvious that the plan can do a better job here. The decision support to go from fragmentation to coordination is best done by an entity that is trusted by the consumer to do that coordination. You want to trust an app that can be connected to a portal, get the updated feeds and have other context about my healthcare needs. Gary asks Ken for his closing remarks. Ken says this really has been a long journey, measured in decades. He is optimistic that things are getting better. Interoperability in the past decade or two has been like the wild west. Now, he thinks we are aiming with FHIR, projects like Da Vinci and USCDI to be much more practical. That's going to benefit everyone.Aneesh shares in Ken's optimism. We don't have the luxury of waiting decades for this chapter to have success. So, while it does take decades, we must move faster and make smarter decisions to comply with the rules, embrace value-based care and better engage consumers. These things will help accelerate that timeline. Let's do it smarter, together.
Matthew welcomes Aneesh Chopra, President of CareJourney and the first U.S. Chief Technology Officer, serving under the Obama Administration from 2009-2012. Aneesh discusses how new technology and innovation are key to transforming the current business model, the need for a national privacy policy and how value based care has fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this latest episode of Tuning Healthcare, Aneesh Chopra discusses how the lack of data transparency and interoperability has crippled the ability for the US to respond to current COVID-19 public health crisis. Aneesh is the president and cofounder of CareJourney, a data and analytics company focused on the move to value-based care, and was also the former first Chief Technology Officer of the United States, serving under President Obama from 2009 to 2012. Aneesh and Nigel also discusses how the move to value-based care may accelerate as a result of this crisis, and how revitalizing our nation’s healthcare IT infrastructure could speed up improvements for providers, payers and consumers. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/
In this episode of Tuning Healthcare, Aneesh Chopra discusses how the lack of data transparency and interoperability has crippled the ability for the U.S. to respond to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Aneesh is the President and Cofounder of CareJourney, a data and analytics company focused on the move to value-based care, and was also the former first Chief Technology Officer of the United States, serving under President Obama from 2009 to 2012. He also discusses how the move to value-based care may accelerate as a result of this crisis, and how revitalizing our nation’s healthcare IT infrastructure could speed up improvements for providers, payers and consumers. “We may emerge with a different cost structure in the healthcare delivery system, that's more asset light. That may be disruptive to organizations that generate the big institutional revenue, but we're going to work our way through that change. That would have come anyway through value-based care, but this will just accelerate. And then you'd ask the question, "If I can treat this group of patients at home, in a much lower cost setting, with this remote monitoring, with physicians checking in at this time period and we get similar or better outcomes, remind me again why we're not doing that today?" – Aneesh Chopra, President of CareJourney and former Chief Technology Officer of the United States In this episode, Aneesh and Lumeris Senior Vice President Nigel Ohrenstein discuss: • The lack of data transparency and interoperability in healthcare and its impact during the COVID-19 crisis • How the move to value-based care may accelerate in the post-pandemic era • What the new normal of healthcare could look like from a care delivery and infrastructure standpoint • What a fully informed provider and patient experience could look like • How data transparency and consumer apps can help speed up interoperability Cited works: • Text Message Alert 1 Sound. Available at http://soundbible.com/2154-Text-Message-Alert-1.html. • ECG Sound. Available at http://soundbible.com/1730-ECG.html. • AM Radio Tuning Sound. Available at http://soundbible.com/2099-AM-Radio-Tuning.html. • Intro music. Gordon Household. August 2019. WAV File.
Drs. Andy Mohan and Deepak Mohan team up to discuss the current pandemic from a frontline and technology perspective with star guest Mr. Aneesh Chopra, who is the former and first Chief Technology Officer of the United States appointed by former president Barack Obama, President of CareJourney, and author “Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government.”
Drs. Andy Mohan and Deepak Mohan team up to discuss the current pandemic from a frontline and technology perspective with star guest Mr. Aneesh Chopra, who is the former and first Chief Technology Officer of the United States appointed by former president Barack Obama, President of CareJourney, and author “Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government.”
Aneesh Chopra is one of the foremost names in healthcare IT today. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the United States' first Chief Technology Officer. After his three years as CTO, President Obama hailed his service, saying Chopra's “legacy of leadership and innovation will benefit Americans for years to come.” In the years since he served as the nation's CTO, Chopra has worked tirelessly to promote a better and more efficient healthcare system. Aneesh was one of the four industry leaders that convened the CARIN Alliance in 2016, a bipartisan, multi-sector collaborative working to advance the consumer-directed exchange of health information. He was also part of the founding group that started the Argonaut Project, an effort designed to accelerate the development and adoption of HL7's Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard. Chopra authored a book, “Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government.” Currently, Aneesh is president of CareJourney, a healthcare analytics company based in Arlington, Virginia. Aneesh Chopra and Niko Skievaski covered many important issues in this engaging conversation. Some of the topic highlights can be found at: 02:25 – Aneesh's service as U.S. CTO 15:12 – The role of government policy in encouraging innovation in healthcare 25:12 – Evolving infrastructure and incentives to promote interoperability 33:54 – Explaining the new rules from CMS 45:11 – Creating the apps that will facilitate consumer and industry adoption of new programs 54:05 – Resources for driving interoperability Interoperability and open APIs are clearly things that Aneesh Chopra believes will improve patient care and reduce the cost of healthcare. This new interop paradigm will be accomplished sooner if private and public forces work collaboratively in the interest of a better system for all Americans.Our thanks to Aneesh Chopra for joining us on The Redox Podcast.
Aneesh Chopra is best known as our nation's first U.S. Chief Technology Officer. During his time in the White House, President Obama said “Aneesh found countless ways to engage the American people using technology, from electronic health records for veterans, to expanding access to broadband for rural communities, to modernizing government records." Today he serves as President of CareJourney, which harnesses open data, methodologies, and APIs to provide market intelligence and actionable insights to help payers and providers. He is constantly pushing the envelope to increase access to data to empower patients and care providers, and has unique insights into how the government can facilitate innovation in the private sector. Learn More: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/
Guest: Caroline Pugh Age: 26 years Location: Washington, DC Bio: Caroline Pugh is the Chief of Staff at CareJourney, a healthcare data analytics company based in Washington D.C. She is the Chief of Staff to Aneesh Chopra, the former Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Pugh is currently an advisor to Prime Chief of Staff, where she has helped build a national and international network of Chiefs of Staff. Pugh is also the Senior Advisor to the Africa Rising Foundation, a non-profit focused on youth empowerment and leadership in Africa started by Ndaba Mandela. Caroline was previously the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of VirtualU, a tech startup that developed 3D human scanning technology, that she started while an undergraduate at Virginia Tech. Pugh was the former Global Director of Partnerships and the Washington, D.C., President of Kairos Society, one of the world's largest student-run nonprofit organizations for entrepreneurship. She was also a contributor on health and entrepreneurship for the Huffington Post and a public speaker, where she has been invited to speak at international events like the Ambrosetti Forum, Milken Global Conference and the Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit. She was recently named "15 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch" by Entrepreneur magazine and "master networker" in Forbes. Pugh has also been cited in the Washington Post, Fox News, NBC, TechCrunch, USA, Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal for her work. The World Needs More: 1. Authentic connecting for good WOW factor: Tune in and find out!! Favorite color: Purple
Josh (@DrJIsrael) and Joe (@JoeShonkwiler) interview with Aneesh Chopra (@aneeshchopra) Co-Founder of Hunch Analytics, President of CareJourney; and Former Chief Technology Office of the United States & Virginia Secretary of Technology. He is also the author of Innovative State. Aneesh describes the role of data and analytics in transforming the US healthcare system and what he sees as the key factors that drive success in value-based care. He brings his years of expertise and leadership to a wide-ranging discussion on the history, politics, and technological innovation that impact American healthcare at every level.
Aneesh Chopra, President of CareJourney, the former (and very first) US Chief Technology Officer appointed by former US President, Barack Obama, and a keynote speaker at this year's Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit, shares his perspective on data sharing in healthcare, his excitement for the Apple Health movement, his views on Health Level Seven International, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, and more. For more information on our podcast, follow us on Twitter @OWHealthEditor, visit our online healthcare publication at health.oliverwyman.com, and see our full guest roster at https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/industries/health-life-sciences/oliver-wyman-health-podcasts.html. Questions or comments? Email Oliver Wyman Health's Editor, jacqueline.dichiara@oliverwyman.com.
Today with me on the Brava Podcast, I'm honored to have the ambitious, smart and talented Caroline Pugh. She's the Chief of Staff to Aneesh Chopra at CareJourney. Caroline was recently name "15 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch" by Entrepreneur magazine. She's also been featured in Forbes, the Washington Post, Fox News, NBC, TechCrunch and Wall Street Journal for her work. Today's discussion focuses in on the start-up world, building a network and how being a Chief of Staff can serve as an unexpected stepping stone that can launch your career into a C-Suite position. Tune in to learn more and get ready to be inspired!
Health care is awash in data. And we’re all being tracked, maybe in ways we don’t even realize, by a new class of analysts, armed with increasingly savvy tools. So who are these people — these data scientists — and what exactly do they do? That's what we'll answer on this episode of "Pulse Check: At Work." First, Jonathan Sung takes us inside his data-driven projects at the Department of Transportation and Kaiser Permanente. Then, Aneesh Chopra — who was the nation's first Chief Technology Officer and is now president of CareJourney, a firm using data to improve care — explains the skill set to get hired as a data scientist and why he thinks we need a "digital Hippocratic Oath." Want to help POLITICO improve our own data? Please rate or review this show on your favorite podcast app; just search for "POLITICO Pulse Check"! And tip ddiamond@politico.com with suggestions and feedback. Note: We'll continue our regular news coverage and analysis while this series is running — look for bonus episodes in your feed.
We spend all day with other people's children and often find that by the time we get home we too exhausted to give much of ourselves to our own children. For many, this is a source of guilt. What can we do about it? Follow: @jonHarper70bd @froehlichm @Karin DellAntonia @bamradionetwork Caroline Pugh is the Chief of Staff at CareJourney, a healthcare data analytics company based in Washington D.C. Caroline was previously the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of VirtualU, a tech startup that developed 3D human scanning technology. Named "15 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch" by Entrepreneur magazine. Dr. Brad Gustafson is the principal and lead learner at Greenwood Elementary in Minnesota. Ben Gilpin is currently the principal at Warner Elementary School in Spring Arbor. He has a Master’s in education from Spring Arbor University and has an Educational Leadership Certification through Eastern Michigan University.
What can we as educators do today to model behaviors and actions that better prepare students for the future? Follow: @gustafsonbrad @benjamingilpin @robertjmarzano @bamradionetwork Caroline Pugh is the Chief of Staff at CareJourney, a healthcare data analytics company based in Washington D.C. Caroline was previously the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of VirtualU, a tech startup that developed 3D human scanning technology. Named "15 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch" by Entrepreneur magazine. Dr. Brad Gustafson is the principal and lead learner at Greenwood Elementary in Minnesota. Ben Gilpin is currently the principal at Warner Elementary School in Spring Arbor. He has a Master’s in education from Spring Arbor University and has an Educational Leadership Certification through Eastern Michigan University.
Caroline Pugh is currently the Chief of Staff at CareJourney, the founder of VirtualU, and on the Entrepreneur Magazine's '15 Women to Watch'. In this episode we dive deep into topics like: Her story How to build a team The pitfalls we fall into The divide for girls in STEM and leadership positions Entrepreneurship isn't just tech. The long term benefits of networking Finding mentors
Steven Krein, CEO & Co-founder of StartUp Health, hosts this Fireside Chat: The Government Mindset to the Entrepreneur Mindset" with Aneesh Chopra, former CTO of the U.S., now Co-founder & CEO of CareJourney and Farzad Mostashari, MD, Former National Coordinator for Health IT, HHS, now Co-founder & CEO, Aledade WATCH MORE NOW EPISODES: https://www.startuphealth.com/startup-health-now
Host Justin Barnes', aka @HITAdvisor, speaks with Jim Mault, MD, Chief Medical Officer & SVP, Qualcomm Life, Aneesh Chopra, President, CareJourney & Former US CTO and Neil Gomes, Chief Digital Officer and Senior Vice President for Technology Innovation and Consumer Experience, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health at the HIMSS18 Conference.